ناعم

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Arabic

Etymology

Apparently derived from the active participle of نَعَمَ (naʕama, to live in comfort, to be pleased, to enjoy) and نَعِمَ (naʕima, to live in comfort, to be pleased, to enjoy), from the root ن ع م (n-ʕ-m).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naː.ʕim/
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Adjective

نَاعِم (nāʕim) (feminine نَاعِمَة (nāʕima), masculine plural نَاعِمُونَ (nāʕimūna), feminine plural نَاعِمَات (nāʕimāt) or نَوَاعِمُ (nawāʕimu), elative أَنْعَم (ʔanʕam))

  1. soft, tender, delicate, fond
  2. smooth
    ثَوْبٌ نَاعِمُ ٱلْمَلْمَسِṯawbun nāʕimu l-malmasia garment soft to the touch
  3. thin, fine
  4. (sugar) powdered

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